
This blog is recording experiences from a National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History workshop in Cleveland, Mississippi. It includes music, culture and history in the Delta.
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Suggested Readings 7/18/19
Before we attended this seminar we had a list of readings that we needed to do. Here are some of the readings and books that you might...
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Cotton Was King 7/12/19
Cotton ruled the Mississippi Delta for years. It created a culture of superiority and enslavement. These days cotton production is a different story here. Many have switched to corn, soy beans or maybe some winter wheat. The United States is third in cotton production. We visited a cotton museum in Memphis today.

